Tough Luck by Sandra Dallas My rating: 4 of 5 stars Charming historical fiction about a young woman in 1863 who is determined to find her wayward father in the Colorado Territory. After the death of their mother, 14-year-old Haidie and her little brother, Boots, are dumped in an Illinois orphanage by older brother Cheats. […]
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The Sisters Brothers Author: Patrick deWitt; Genre: Western, satire; Format: Ebook; Publisher: Ecco (2011); Rating: . Damn that cover. It drew me in and wouldn’t let me go. The designer was Suet Yee Chong at Harper Collins, and she perfectly captured the contents of this story. It’s dark, it’s violent, and it’s quite silly at
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News of the World Author: Paulette Jiles; Genre: Historical Novel/Western; Format: Ebook; Publisher: William Morrow (2016). Once in a while, a novel comes along that really surprises me. Perhaps I read too many books authored by inexperienced writers, and when a great one crosses my path, I’m shocked by how well it’s done. That happened
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A Worthy Pursuit Author: Karen Witemeyer; Narrator: Barbara McCulloh; Genre: Western/Romance; Format: Audiobook (Recorded Books, 2015); This is a western and a romance with a Christian message, and I enjoyed it very much. I’m not a big romance fan, but this one had very high ratings, and I’m glad I gave it a chance. The
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Redemption: The Further Adventures of Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer by Andrew Joyce I have recently read a few westerns I really liked, although it’s not a genre I really know. I choose books based on whether the story itself looks entertaining or interesting, usually regardless of the setting. Being a fan of Mark Twain
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Fourteen Western Stories by Lloyd Fonvielle The description from Amazon.com: “Fourteen Western tales, by turns boisterous, bawdy, shocking, sentimental. They’re not for kids—there’s a fair amount of adult content here—but a treat for anyone else who likes old-fashioned stories with new twists and turns, written by someone who loves the West, past and present.” That’s
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